Category: Kartell


The Historia Supellexalis: "I" for Italy

Italy

A Peninsula; A Commonwealth; A Context

The Historia Supellexalis: “F” for Front Design

Front

An Anna; A Sofia; A Charlotte; A Katja; A Conduit.

“It’s not possible to define a style in my work”1, opined once the Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti.

With the exhibition Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe, the Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot don’t contradict that opinion, but do provide for a framework for considerations on its validity……

Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe, Vitra Design Museum Schaudepot

Vis-a-vis by Glen Oliver Löw & Antonio Citterio for Vitra

Born in Leverkusen Glen Oliver Löw initially studied Industrial Design at the University of Wuppertal before moving to Milan in

August 6th 1920 Happy Birthday Anna Castelli Ferrieri

“Plastic was equivalent with America for us. Only Bakelite came from Europe. Right? But after the war, everything plastic came

Bourgie by Ferruccio Laviani Kartell

It’s probably indicative of the transiency of the contemporary furniture business, but during the recent Maison & Objet in Paris,

philippe starck portrait Jean-Baptiste Mondino

A few years ago the (smow) blog telephone rang….. “Good morning is it possible to speak to Philippe Starck please?”

vitra eames elephant

On Tuesday April 30th 2013 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands steps down as head as the House of Orange. And

Enzo Mari in discussion

On Monday September 5th the Universität der Künste Berlin designtransfer centre hosted a talk with the Italian designer, design critic,

Luddites! Not a phrase normally associated with (smow) To the best of our knowledge no (smow)employee has ever smashed an

As part of Stockholm Design Week 2011 Kartell presented the magazine rack Front Page by Stockholm design studio Front. Clever

Time was when social networking for businesses meant cocktail parties, tennis clubs and the Freemasons. Time Was. However Time Is

August 6th marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Italian architect, designer and Kartell co-founder Anna Castelli Ferrieri. Despite

Although the majority of Ron Arad‘s work could squash most of Isamu Noguchi’s, he played fair and held back from

Following his ankle injury Cesare “Joe” Colombo was replaced for this match by Antonio Citterio, one of the most experienced

Although stylistically worlds apart both Ron Arad and Charles Rennie Mackintosh are united by their individual and uncompromising style and

Day two of the 2010 (smow) designer furniture World Cup and the first all female match: Patricia Urquiola against Hella

The opening match of the 2010 (smow) designer furniture World Cup pitted not only two of the great design nations